NAUTICAST B2 - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

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B2 Product Manual 2_0
Index
1 WHAT IS AIS? ................................................................................................................................................ 5
1.1 AIS CLASSES .................................................................................................................................................. 6
1.2 POSITION INFORMATION SOURCE ....................................................................................................................... 7
2 INSTALLATION .............................................................................................................................................. 7
2.1 THE CONTENTS OF THIS BOX .............................................................................................................................. 7
2.2 SOFTWARE PREREQUISITES ............................................................................................................................... 8
2.3 INSTALLING THE LINK2AIS SOFTWARE ONTO YOUR PC ............................................................................................ 8
2.4 ENTER YOUR SHIP’S DATA ................................................................................................................................. 8
2.4.1 Connecting the Nauticast B2 to your PC ....................................................................................................... 8
2.4.2 Configuring Software and Nauticast B2 static data .................................................................................... 10
2.5 INSTALLING YOUR NAUTICAST B2 HARDWARE ......................................................................................................12
2.5.1 Installation hints ......................................................................................................................................... 12
2.5.2 Connecting the antennas ............................................................................................................................ 12
2.5.3 Connecting Power ....................................................................................................................................... 13
2.5.4 Mounting the Nauticast B2 ......................................................................................................................... 13
2.5.5 Installation Check ........................................................................................................................................ 13
3 CONNECTING EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT ..................................................................................................14
3.1 CONNECTING TO A PC .....................................................................................................................................14
3.2 CONNECTING TO OTHER MARINE EQUIPMENT VIA NMEA0183 (OPTIONAL DATA CABLE REQUIRED) .................................14
3.3 CONNECTING AN ALARM RELAY (OPTIONAL DATA CABLE REQUIRED) ...........................................................................14
3.4 SILENT MODE (OPTIONAL DATA CABLE REQUIRED) .................................................................................................14
3.5 EXTERNAL LED STATUS INDICATORS (OPTIONAL DATA CABLE REQUIRED).....................................................................14
4 OPERATION OF YOUR NAUTICAST B2 ...................................................................................................15
4.1 INTERPRETING STATUS LEDS ............................................................................................................................15
4.1.1 PWR............................................................................................................................................................. 15
4.1.2 TX (Timeout) ................................................................................................................................................ 15
4.1.3 ERR - Error ................................................................................................................................................... 15
4.1.4 CH1 and CH2 – channel information ........................................................................................................... 16
4.2 DATA PORT MESSAGES (NMEA 0183) .............................................................................................................16
4.3 USING DIFFERENT ANTENNAS ............................................................................................................................16
4.3.1 GPS Antenna ............................................................................................................................................... 16
4.3.2 VHF Antenna ............................................................................................................................................... 16
4.4 STANDARDS .................................................................................................................................................17
5 MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................................................17
6 CONTACT & SUPPORT INFORMATION ...................................................................................................17
7 TECHNICAL DETAILS ..................................................................................................................................18
7.1 PRODUCT SPECIFICATION .................................................................................................................................18
7.2 INFORMATION REPORTING INTERVALS ................................................................................................................18
8 APPENDIX ......................................................................................................................................................19
8.1 APPENDIX A – BLOCK DIAGRAM ....................................................................................................................19
8.2 APPENDIX B – PIN LAYOUT / CABLE CONNECTIONS ............................................................................................20
8.3 APPENDIX C – DIMENSIONS NAUTICAST B2 ......................................................................................................23
8.4 APPENDIX D – GPS ANTENNA ..........................................................................................................................24
8.5 APPENDIX E – VHF ANTENNA ..........................................................................................................................25
8.6 APPENDIX F – DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY .....................................................................................................26
8.7 APPENDIX F – BSH CLASS B TYPE APPROVAL ......................................................................................................27
8.8 APPENDIX H – DIAGNOSTICS AND TROUBLESHOOTING ...........................................................................................28